skirtings

plural of skirting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for skirtings
Noun
  • Here, though, the aggressive Blue Jays hitters are hammering the first hittable pitch from a staff that hates to nibble around the edges.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In furniture, the revival of those slightly distant decades leans toward soft silhouettes, rounded edges and a low-slung vibe.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There are allegations toilets have been left uncleaned, bins unemptied, and pitch perimeters worn and littered, with complaints made that there are not enough maintenance staff employed to maintain standards.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • These events underscore ongoing challenges in securing these bases, particularly when personnel bring personal weapons, mental health issues arise, or external assailants breach security perimeters.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Peru’s cumbia family dynasty Grupo 5, Puerto Rico’s versatile Guaynaa, Argentina’s cuartetazo force Luck Ra, Puerto Rican merengue queen Olga Tañón and Cuba’s rising reparto sensation Bebeshito will discuss how their respective genres have the power to cross borders.
    Leila Cobo, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Core questions—borders, sovereignty, refugees—are deferred.
    Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • It’s aimed at weakening our collective, across-the-board sense of boundaries, the mutual adherence to limits that sports are supposed to teach.
    Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025
  • But Wimbledon fans formed a new club who are now back playing at their spiritual home at Plough Lane, and barring Chelsea, the others have — remarkably, in such a congested city — all found land to build new grounds within the boundaries of their rightful patch.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Skirtings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirtings. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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